Posts from March 2012

The Farm Animal Photo Contest is here!

The second annual Farm Animal Photo contest is here! Did you enjoy the AGCO Farm Dog photo contest last year? This year we’re doing things a bit differently and you can now show off any animal for a chance to...

Valtra Overalls Best in Work Wear Test

Valtra overalls received the highest score in the Farmer´s Guardian workwear test in February 2012. The British magazine tested overalls by all major tractor manufacturers including Claas, Massey Ferguson, John Deere, Fendt, Case and New Holland. The judges’ verdict for Valtra work overalls was “nearly...

Massey Ferguson Participates at Expodireto Cotrijal 2012 in Brazil

Expodireto Cotrijal reaches its 13th edition reinforcing its image as one of the main agricultural fairs in Brazil. Receiving over 160000 visitors at the 2011 edition and with a turnover of over 1 billion reais, the fair became a good...

AGCO at The New Diesel Technology – Clean Air for California Event

AGCO participated in The New Diesel Technology Diesel – Clean Air for California. The showcase event was held on February 28, 2012 in Sacramento, CA and was a street-side outdoor, partially-tented public event adjacent to the Cal EPA building on...

Fendt 700 Vario – Its Design is also Convincing

Fendt receives iF product design award 2012 in gold. The new 700 Vario range received the world renowned and internationally acclaimed iF product design award 2012 in gold at the beginning of February at the BMW World in Munich. This...

Row-Crop Tractor Assembly Begins at AGCO Jackson

AGCO Jackson is proud to welcome Massey Ferguson 8600 Series and Challenger MT600D tractor assembly to North America.  Early this year, wheeled row-crop tractor production started gearing up on the newly expanded assembly line at the Jackson, Minnesota plant.  In...

Valtra at Expodireto Cotrijal 2012

Valtra has prepared for the Expodireto Cotrijal 13th edition, in Não-me-Toque, between March 5th and 9th, a series of novelties to attract the region’s farmers. With an enlarged and modern stand, the brand shows to the fair audience the complete...

Design the Tractor of Your Dreams

30 years ago Volvo BM and Valmet presented the Nordic tractor Volvo BM Valmet, a forerunner of today’s Valtra tractors. As the only Nordic tractor manufacturer Valtra and the Nordic magazines Bedre Gardsdrift, Maskinbladet, Jordbruksaktuellt and Koneviesti invite you to...

AGCO Jackson Introduces Intivity Center

We are pleased to announce that Intivity Center will be the feature attraction of its newly renovated manufacturing facility in Jackson, Minn.  Intivity Center, opening in Spring 2012, showcases the past, present and future farmer-focused innovation and productivity upon which...